New Products 6-22-98

June 22, 1998

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June 22, 1998 Design News

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Latest and greatest offerings in the engineering marketplace


VALVE

Jumbo poppet-type, quick-exhaust valve provides fast cylinder returns with 1/8 and 1/4 NPT ports. This compact brass-constructed valve allows for use of smaller control valves, longer supply lines, and can be used wherever an increase in cylinder speed is needed, or an application where a variance in pressure is required. The male valve can be connected directly to the cylinder.
Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc., 7390 Colerain Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45239.

Flow switch

Calorimetric-principle flow switches use the cooling effect of a flowing fluid to detect flow rates of liquids and gases. These units have no moving parts that can break off or stick, and compensate for temperature changes in the fluid stream. The switches have a temperature response rate that allows the switch to accurately monitor the flow of cooling water to welding equipment, transformers, and other applications that experience rapid temperature changes.
efector Inc., 805 Springdale Dr., Whiteland Business Park, Exton, PA 19341, FAX (610) 524-2010.

Servoamplifier

ADS 50/5 four-quadrant servoamplifier provides speed or torque control for dc brush motors up to 250W. The servoamplifier signifies controlled speed in CW and CCW directions whether accelerating or braking. The PWM frequency of 50 kHz makes the servoamplifier compatible with most low-inductance motors.
Maxon Precision Motors Inc., 838 Mitten Rd., Burlingame, CA 94010, FAX (650) 697-2887.

Fluid transfer system

Fluid transfer system offers quick disconnects with safety lock, threaded, and swivel features. These fittings are available in nylon, and offer features such as a rotating interlock system, fluid shutoff valve, and spring-loaded locking connection for added security.
Value Plastics Inc., 3325 Timberline Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80525, FAX (970) 223-0953.

FETKYs

SO-8 FETKYTMs combine a P-channel HEXFETr power MOSFET and Schottky diode in a single package. This space reduction is critical to handheld portable electronics where board space is at a premium. The MOSFET and the Schottky diode are electrically isolated to provide design flexibility. The SO-8 FETKY consists of a low RDS(ON) Generation 5 MOSFET and a low VF Schottky rectifier and can be used in dc-dc converters in portable electronic devices.
International Rectifier, 233 Kansas St., El Segundo, CA 90245.

Adhesives

DURABOND 420HP and DURABOND 460HP are for general-purpose industrial bonding applications. Once mixed, these two-part epoxies harden at room temperature to form a tough, off-white bond line which provides high peel resistance and shear strength. When fully set, DURABOND 420HP and 460HP are resistant to a range of chemicals and solvents, and act as electrical insulators.
Loctite Corp., 1001 Trout Brook Crossing, Rocky Hill, CT 06067, FAX (860) 571-5465.

Multipolymer compound

CYROLITEr G20 acrylic-based multipolymer compound helps reduce visible contaminates in disposable medical devices. The cleanliness of the clear and impact- and gamma-resistant compound allows it to be used in medical device applications in all markets.
CYRO Industries, Box 5055, Rockaway, NJ 07866, FAX (973) 442-6117.

CAM software

EdgeCAM Version 3.1 software supports Mechanical Desktop release 2.0 and reduces programming times. Additional "automation" of programming sequences eliminates much of the monotony of the programming process. Within EdgeCAM for Mechanical Desktop, the NC programming software integrated in the solid modeling product shortens the time to develop certain machining elements from 15 to 1.5 minutes.
Pathtrace Systems Inc., 2143 Convention Center Way, Suite 100, Ontario, CA 91764, FAX (909) 937-1229.

PC card

Wireless Type II PC card uses 2.4 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology and Mary Orthogonal Keying (MOK) signal modulation to achieve the 11 Mbps data rate. High-resolution images and multimedia applications can be transmitted to mobile computers.
Aironet Wireless Communications Inc., Box 5292, Fairlawn, OH 44334, FAX (330) 664-7922.

Software

AutoCAD LT 97 network version is for multiple-user software license management over TCP/IP and IPX networks, and helps CAD and IT managers provide group access to AutoCAD LT 97 software without having to purchase a license for each employee. The network version incorporates the Autodesk License Manager (AdLM).
Autodesk Inc., 111 McInnis Pkwy., San Rafael, CA 94903, FAX (415) 507-5100.

Pad printers

MADAG Viscomat 100 continually monitors and adjusts the ink viscosity in a pad printer by automatically feeding and blending thinner to maintain a preprogrammed viscosity setting. An auger built into the inkwell continually mixes ink while monitoring the resistance against the auger. When the viscosity of the ink drops below the preprogrammed level, thinner is automatically added to the ink and mixed until the appropriate viscosity is reached.
Automated Industrial Systems Inc., 4238 West 12th St., Erie, PA 16505, FAX (814) 833-5661.

Computer-based training software

MOLD DESIGNTM computer-based training software is delivered on CD-ROM and uses graphics, animations, and audio to teach design techniques to mold makers using I-DEAS Master SeriesTM modeling software. The MOLD DESIGN course teaches a process from the finished plastic part design to the individual pieces of the mold block.
Integrated Ideas Inc., 440 Chestnut Tree Rd., Elverson, PA 19520, FAX (610) 286-9770.

Application development tool

The proZessware for MS Exchange application development tool for Lotus Notes uses Microsoft's object-architecture DCOM to allow the full range of collaborative workflow processes, encompassing unstructured, semi-structured, and structured processes. From the user's viewpoint, the additional functionality fits into the usual Microsoft outlook-client user surface.
ONEstone Information Technologies Inc., 25 Dry Dock Ave., Boston, MA 02210, FAX (617) 330-1751.

ATE solution

icBIST3.0 embedded ATE solution is for at-speed test and diagnostics of digital and mixed-signal system-on-a-chip devices. This solution offers a scalable and reusable test strategy that delivers significant reductions in test development and manufacturing test costs for products based on very deep sub-micron (VDSM) technology of 0.35 micron or less.
LogicVision Inc., 101 Metro Dr., 3rd Floor, San Jose, CA 95110, FAX (408) 467-1180.

Software

Envision Enterprise software include Envision MediaManager, Envision Desktop, and Envision Studio, and meets all requirements for wide-scale deployment of visual content in corporate networks. Envision Enterprise offers a standards-based application architecture that ensures a scalable, open solution that adjusts to changing user and IS needs. Functionality includes access extended to mobile users and enhanced video performance through support for Microsoft DirectShow.
Adaptive Media Inc., 477 Potrero Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

Database

DesignSuite Internet-based library database contains more than 120,000 3D models and more than 3 million pieces of detailed technical information from component suppliers. DesignSuite users can download the required 3D models and customize to adhere to individual standards. The DesignSuite library includes a parametrically driven search engine that allows users to locate the correct, current component data for their designs.
InPart, 12900A Saratoga Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070.

Design tool

PEmag is a design tool for designing of power electronic-device components such as inductors and transformers. A user can enter standard geometry dimensions for the components and perform fast analytical solutions. PEmag also automatically generates and solves a finite element-based model using Maxwell 2D Electromagnetic Field Simulator to ensure accurate parameter extraction.
Ansoft Corp., 4 Station Sq., Suite 660, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, FAX (412) 471-9427.

Development tools

Architectural commonality and a set of common development tools help users transition between processor boards with minimal porting. This reduces the learning curve when migrating from an evaluation board to the final solution. A high degree of commonality is provided throughout the board range by maintaining a standard architecture for the C6x node. Memory type and size compatibility, together with consistent mapping of these into the C6x's four memory banks, are examples of architectural commonality.
Loughborough Sound Images Inc., 70 Westview St., Lexington, MA 02173, FAX (781) 860-0083.

Software

MSC/InCheck for Solid Edge is available on Windows 95 and NT Intel-based PCs and workstations, and version 5.0 is available in English and Japanese. The software provides stress, vibration, buckling, heat transfer, and shape optimization simulation capabilities in a Windows interface. With MSC/InCheck's seamless integration, Solid Edge users create, analyze, and review results of MSC/InCheck simulation models directly within the Solid Edge interface, using Parasolid solid geometry.
The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp., 815 Colorado

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